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Abingdon Bridge including Maud Hale's Bridge

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📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.66829, -1.27906

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Magpie
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Park Roadpublic footpath · 725 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 725 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Broad Streetpublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: pedestrian
Broad Streetpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Abingdon to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Kennington-RedbridgeCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burford Bridge, Abingdon

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burford Bridge, Abingdon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park1.5 km→🌱Hales MeadowUrban park200 m→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park300 m→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park500 m→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park400 m→